Many aspects of reanalysis data are of high quality over regions with sufficiently dense data, but the accuracy is uncertain over areas with sparse observations. NCEP–NCAR reanalysis (NNR) and ECMWF 15/40-Yr Re-Analysis (ERA-15 and ERA-40) variables are compared to two independent rawinsonde datasets from the periphery of the Arctic Ocean during the late 1980s and early 1990s: the Coordinated E...

The high accumulation rate and negligible amount of melt at Eclipse Icefield (3017 m) in the Saint Elias Range of Yukon, Canada, allows for the preservation of a high-resolution isotopic and glaciochemical records valuable for reconstruction of climatic variables. Each of the three Eclipse ice cores have a well-constrained depth–age scale with dozens of reference horizons over the twentieth cen...

A popular methodology to filter seemingly chaotic atmospheric flow into an ordered set of modes of variability is to identify those patterns of geopotential height that occur often. Historically, understanding of the leading patterns or modes of variability was determined through linear statistical methods. Recently, nonlinear methods, such as kernel principal component analysis (KPCA), have be...

Abstract The properties of viscose\TiO 2 and \germanium dioxide (GeO ) are investigated compared. elemental mapping analysis using a field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) shows the excellent distribution nanomaterials, while energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) confirms its existence. 500 s cycle rubbing test indicates that abrasion resistance treated samples improves significantly. In a...

The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) is known as the dominant mode of tropical intraseasonal variability and has an important role in the coupled-atmosphere system. This study uses numerical model experiments to investigate the influence of the MJO activity on weather predictability in the midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard L...

Using spaceborne lidar observations and reanalyzes (2008–2014), we relate the vertical wind speed at 500 hPa (ω500), indicator of atmospheric circulation, to properties opaque clouds (altitude cover) Cloud Radiative Effect (CRE) in Tropics. We confront those with simulations by IPSL-CM6 CESM1 climate models using early 21st century emissions. Both overestimate average cloud cover. puts high too...

Abstract A spectral analysis of Great Plains 850-hPa meridional winds (V850) from ECMWF’s coupled climate reanalysis 1901–2010 (CERA-20C) reveals that their warm season (April–September) interannual variability peaks in May with 2–6-yr periodicity, suggestive an underlying teleconnection influence on low-level jets (LLJs). Using objective, dynamical jet classification framework based 500-hPa wa...

The germanium nitride and InP nanowires were grown using the pyrolytic decomposition products of hydrazine (N2H4), which was containing 3 mol.% H2O. In a separate set of experiments the quartz microbalance was used to study the interaction of water containing hydrazine with Ge sample in the temperature range of 450-650°C. It was established that up to 500°C only water molecules interact with Ge...